I keep reading blog posts and articles saying that because the point totals of the top teams in the MLS Eastern Conference are higher than those in the Western Conference that it proves the Eastern teams are better. This is fiction. With the unbalanced schedule the teams in each conference play each other more times giving the teams in the WEAKER Eastern Conference a chance to rack up more points against their lower cousins. The STRONGER Western Conference teams beat up on each other more often, lowering their point totals. The West is still the best.

It turns out that the buy week wasn't so good to David Ferreira. With no game last weekend the star FCD player suffered a broken nose at practice last Friday. They say he will be able to play this weekend in a huge game at San Jose.

BELGIUM - League CupSacha Kljestan - Anderlecht - Wed Sep 26 - went the full 90 as they won 2-0 v Boussu Dour Borinage.Devann Yao - Boussu Dour Borinage - Wed Sep 26 - did not play as they lost 2-0 at Anderlecht.

ENGLAND - League CupClint Dempsey - Tottenham - Wed Sep 26 - started and went 75 min as they won 0-3 at Carlisle.Brad Friedel - Tottenham - Wed Sep 26 - did not suit up as they won 0-3 at Carlisle.Frank Simek - Carlisle - Wed Sep 26 - went the full 90 but lost 0-3 v Tottenham.

FINLAND - VeikkausliigaDaniel Antunez - Inter Turku - Wed Sep 26 - on the bench as they tied 0-0 at JJK.Mike Banner - Jaro - Wed Sep 26 - played the whole game as they won 1-0 v Honka.Johann Smith - KuPS - Wed Sep 26 - played the full 90 but lost 4-1 at HJK.

GERMANY - BundesligaTimmy Chandler - Nurnberg - Wed Sep 26 - played the whole game scoring a goal but they lost 4-1 at Hannover.Steve Cherundolo - Hannover - Wed Sep 26 - went the distance and they won 4-1 v Nurnberg.Fabian Johnson - Hoffenheim - Wed Sep 26 - played the full 90 scoring a goal as they won 0-3 at Stuttgart.Daniel Williams - Hoffenheim - Wed Sep 26 - went the full match getting a yellow card and they won 0-3 at Stuttgart.

GERMANY - 2 BundesligaJohn Anthony Brooks - Hertha Berlin - Wed Sep 26 - came on as a sub in the 85th min and they won 1-0 v Dynamo Dresden.